Definition of Skew
Skew
skew
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to distort or bias something such that it becomes asymmetrical, unfair, inaccurate, or misleading;
e.g. The media's perspective tends to skew in one side's favor.
(verb)
to suddenly change one's position or direction, or to turn or twist in order to make this happen;
e.g. She tried to skew her car to the right to avoid hitting the wall.
(verb)
to cause something to be asymmetrical;
e.g. This incident might skew the polls in her favor.
(noun)
a slant or oblique angle, the state of being slanted or at an angle;
e.g. The skew of the tools on the table suggested that they had been used recently.
(noun)
a bias towards one particular side of an issue;
e.g. This community shows a skew towards that politician.
(adjective)
slanted or crooked in orientation, not set straight;
e.g. The picture frames were slightly skew on the wall.
(adjective)
asymmetrical favoring one side or direction over the other;
e.g. The results of the survey were obviously skew, yielding a clear winner.
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